MEK-2, a Caenorhabditis elegans MAP kinase kinase, functions in Ras-mediated vulval induction and other developmental events.

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• Publication year

  1995

• Venue

  Genes & Development

• Publication date

  1995-03-15

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1101/GAD.9.6.742PMID 7729690
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